Midwestern Rewilding
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Third try (Sort of)
Once it was clear the plants were dead, my mother tried replanting the seeds while I was gone. So far, it remains to see how well this worked. There have been two small sprouts so far.
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Second Try update
While this round seemed to work much better (everything sprouted besides the Joe pie weed and there was no mold), I left home for a week. This put my mother in charge of watering and, without proper care instructions, the plants did not survive.
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Seeds in the pots!
Top left is Wild Bergamot which is also known as Bee Bomb. Like it is mentioned in it’s name—bees love this flower! Top right is Culver’s Root, the flowers of which all pollinators love. Bottom left is a purple cone flower, also a pollinator favorite. Easy to grow from seed and has a beautiful flower.…
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Second try late June
Learning from the first round, the self watering aspect of the system was removed. Instead, the plants were watered by using a the spritzing function of the watering can.
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First try update
While some of the plants sprouted, the bottom waterer caused the pots to mold. Eventually, this spread to the soil as well. So we will have to restart.
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Planting native seeds
Planting native seeds using compostable pots, seeds from Prairie Moon, my mother’s old seed starters, and potting soil.
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Native Plants Project
I am going to grow native plants from seed to help naturalize areas around Rochester, MN.
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My backyard after planting natives in the spring
This is the result of our work this spring. Earlier this year, we planted a Cardinal Flower, mini Joe-Pye Weeds, Blue Lobelia, and spread seeds of some Yellow Coneflowers.
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Prairie Blazing Star vs 11 year old Annika
Andy’s garden is what inspired me most for this project. He naturalized his back yard from seeds he collected and grew. I would help out and he taught me how to grow seeds and plant them.
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Andy’s first plants
Starting a native garden in his own backyard, Andy planted some native flowers he grew himself
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